The Roadrunners, meanwhile, played like their postseason fortunes depended on a win and throttled the T-Wolves 62-50 at Massari Arena.

Last week, CSU-Pueblo (20-7, 17-4) locked up the No. 2 seed in the RMAC Shootout.

Friday night, they left the floor with their confidence clearly shaken. And that’s never a good thing with one regular-season game remaining (tonight at home against Regis).

“It started because Metro wanted to win more than we did,” CSU-Pueblo head coach Kip Drown said. “They came out with more of a purpose than we did and they whipped us.”

The Roadrunners (13-12, 12-9) remained in contention for the No. 4 spot, which would mean a first-round home game.

CSU-Pueblo, which beat Metro earlier this season in Denver, scored just 16 points in the first half and never recovered from the poor 20 minutes. Metro State kept a safe distance for the remainder of the game.